James Bond Skyfall: The reviews are in

"From the first smoky notes of a theme song sung by Adele, it's clear that "Skyfall" will be both classic and of-the-moment." -Ann Hornaday, Washington PostScreengrab
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"This is a full-blooded, joyous, intelligent celebration of a beloved cultural icon, with Daniel Craig taking full possession of a role he previously played unconvincingly." -Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-TimesScreengrab
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"Skyfall" is the best of the Daniel Craig Bond films and surpasses just about every Bond film made in the past 43 years. Not only is this a great Bond movie, it's a great film." -Justin Craig, FoxNews.comScreengrab
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“Skyfall, the often dazzling, always audacious new entry directed by Sam Mendes, is no different. For better or worse we live in the age of the superhero, and so Mendes’s film is less hardboiled spy saga than blistering comic-book escapade.” –Robbie Collin, The TelegraphScreengrab
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“It won't diminish Sam Mendes' extraordinary achievement to say that those wanting a Bond film by way of Christopher Nolan shan't be disappointed. The pleasure is all ours, James.” --Shaun Munro, What CultureScreengrab
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“For all the pre-release chatter of Skyfall being 'Bond with a capital B', steeped in 'a magical Goldfinger feel', it's a film that fights surprisingly shy of the franchise's time-honoured rites.” --Nick Setchfield, SFX MagazineScreengrab
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“While Skyfall might explore the past, its real success is in looking to the future; the movie promises that James Bond will return, and, as a result, the whole franchise feels re-energized, relevant and ready for action.” --Tom Hawker, AskMen.comScreengrab
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“Mendes's film certainly stands out, and there's a sense that things may be slightly different from now on. This is no reboot, more a recalibration of the format, or perhaps even, as Bond himself deftly puts it, ‘a resurrection’.” --Jamie Healy, Radio TimesScreengrab
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"Though a notch below Royale, Skyfall follows that reboot's lead, making a now 50-year-old icon as cool as when he began." - Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News

"Mendes and Deakins are so busy trying to be visionary that they don't notice that characters are wandering too far from their roots, and half the time you can't see what's going on." -Kyle Smith, New York PostScreengrab
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“The Daniel Craig era comes of age with a ballsy Bond that takes brave chances and bold risks. Guess what? Turns out you can teach an old dog new tricks.” --Neil Smith, Total FilmScreengrab
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“One hell of an action movie. But yes, its goals are high enough, and perhaps even misguided enough, that meeting them may create some potential problems for the franchise.” --William Bibbiani, CraveOnlineScreengrab
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